3/9/24 – 6:36 – My Bedroom
Farthest Sound : Cars driving on the freeway, Sound of Planes passing by
Medium Sound : Whirling of the wind, voices from the street
Closest : Raindrops hitting my closest window, housemates walking outside
Not much sound activity, minimal and generally quiest which makes it easier to pick up on the individual sounds
Description : Calming
Essential Sounds : Raindrops, Wind, Cars
3/9/2024, 2:02 PM ET, Broadfield
The sound furthest away from me is very quiet rumbling and banging of the dryer downstairs.
A sound a bit closer to me is high-pitched humming sound of the fridge on the right behind the wall.
The sound closest to me is Sophie watching TikToks on the couch to the left of me.
The sound level is very quiet, to the point where you could probably hear a pin drop.
The word I would use to describe the sound environment is hushed.
Three sounds essential to the sound environment are the sound of a phone buzzing, Sophie’s soft tapping on her phone, and the humming.
3/8/24 – 3:13PM – My room
3/7/24 – 8:15PM – Pride Den
2/24 4:54PM; my bedroom
sound that feels farthest away from me: either a party or a sports event happening down the street
medium range: plane flying overhead
sound closest to me: my strangely loud breathing; the sound of me typing; my housemate rustling around on the other side of our shared wall
sound level: it’s quiet in the sense that nothing is happening around me but loud because of what’s going on down the street
one word: awake
essential sounds: my housemate, the party, my breathing
2/24/24
Place: my room
Sound closest to me: keyboard clacking, my music playing
Sound in medium distance: water running, cat meowing halfheartedly
Sound in distance: cars driving by, the door opening downstairs
Sound level: low
One word: soft
Essential Sounds: my music, water running, cat meowing
Hofstra Fitness Center 8:07 PM Friday
sounds closest to me: Weights slamming, chattering, sounds of metal banging together
medium distance: pop music playing from the radio, more weights
Furthest from me: cars from outside driving by
sound level: it is pretty loud, as the weights are slamming constantly and people are talking loudly. It is pretty busy.
one word: Rough
essential sounds: the weights slamming, the music playing, the people talking to show that it is crowded
2/23/24 – 11:00 – My Room
2 (Farthest sound) : Distant chatter from roommates, distant footsteps, Sound of kitches appliances
3 (Medium sound) : Footsteps from stairs, Creaks from doors
4 (Closest) : Ringing in ears, sound of creaks in my desk and bed, sound of wind from outside
5 (General Activity) : Not any sound that are of notice except the voices being heard, otherwise it would be a rather quiest house with only the nature to give it any noise
6 (One word description) : Hubub
7 : Voices/Laughter, banging of feet, Refrigerator doors
2/23/2024, 10:17 PM ET, Hempstead Turnpike/California Avenue
The sound furthest away from me is the rumble of cars much further down the road, just loud enough to be noticeable, getting louder as they come towards the red light.
A sound a bit closer to me is the incessant chirping of the birds that sit in the trees and on the powerlines en masse above California Avenue. It’s a fast, high-pitched trilling that verges on being scary.
The sound closest to me is that of a car passing by about 2 feet to my right. It’s a quiet car, not one with a loud engine, so most of the sound comes from the soft rumble of its tires on the ground and the woosh of the wind as it passes me.
The sound level isn’t extremely loud, there not being many cars at this very moment while the cars going straight on the highway have the red light.
The word I would use to describe the sound environment is puttering.
Three sounds essential to the sound environment are the sound of a car braking, the high-pitched screech of a bird, and wind wooshing.